How to Fix “Bluetooth Not Available” Error on Mac

Bluetooth makes life so easy in ways that we don't usually realize. There's a lot riding on Bluetooth of late, especially with features like Continuity, Handoff, file share and more. And then there's iBeacons and several other technologies that depend on Bluetooth LE.

On your Mac, a “Bluetooth Not available” message might show up and it just won't connect. If you are facing this problem, here's how to resolve it.

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Method 1: Fix “Bluetooth Not available” Error on Mac

Step #1. Exit any app or System preference that is running on Mac and which was trying to establish connection with Bluetooth.

Step #2. In OS X Finder, press Command+Shift+G.

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Step #3. It will launch “Go to Folder” and over there, you type/Library/Preferences/.

Step #4. Search for the file with extension of “com.apple.Bluetooth.plist” and delete it. If there are other files with the same extension, delete them too.

Step #5. Return to desktop and click on the Apple menu.

Step #6. Select Shut Down.

Step #7. After some time, re-start your Mac and re-sync your Bluetooth device.

What this does is, it creates a new .plist file for Bluetooth configuration. Hopefully, this should fix Bluetooth connectivity issues on your Mac.

In the case that method 1 doesn't work:

Method 2: Reboot your SMC

If you are having problems after following the above method, you can try to reset your SMC (System Management Controller). It works differently for different kinds of Macs: